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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: landimad on September 11, 2009, 22:00:54

Title: Seasons cucumbers
Post by: landimad on September 11, 2009, 22:00:54
Here are but a few of the outdoor cukes I have managed to grow for the first time.
Shame they are a bit bitter.

Does anyone have a preference as to what I might try next year?

The sweeter the better and with no spikes.
Title: Re: Seasons cucumbers
Post by: Jokerman on September 12, 2009, 10:28:47
I grew crystal Lemon outdoors this year.... they are round cucumbers and quite sweet, no spikes hardly and a funny yellow colour. Only problem was that the skins were a bit tough.....

but can't have everything.....      :-\
Title: Re: Seasons cucumbers
Post by: saddad on September 12, 2009, 10:30:23
White Wonder is very good... def spike free.. I find I have to grow it under glass though..  :-X
Title: Re: Seasons cucumbers
Post by: chriscross1966 on September 12, 2009, 21:28:31

marketmore has done me proud this year, you might want to try to get an early one in the GH until the outdoors ones start cropping...

that said I ate an overgrown Parisian Pickling gherkin a couple of weeks ago and it was lovely...you need ot peel the skin off though as they are like armour once they're 8" long.....

chrisc